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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Notified | Admitted to Rush Green Hospital | Admitted to other isolation Hospitals | Admitted to Other Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis:- | ||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - |
| Post Infectious | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Infective Jaundice | 191 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | - | - | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - |
| Yellow Fever | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 207 | 8 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 2 | - | - |
| Dysentery | 44 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 61 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis:- | ||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - |
| Non-paralytic | — | — | — | - |
Food Poisoning
The following is a copy of the annual return submitted to the Department of Health and Social Security:-
| Causative Agent | General Outbreaks | Family Outbreaks | Sporadic Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of separate outbreaks | No. of cases notified or ascertained | No. of separate outbreaks | Mo. of cases notified or ascertained | Notified or ascertained | |
| S. typhimurium | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Other salmonellae | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cl. welchii | - | 16 | - | - | - |
| Staph. aureus | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other causes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cause unknown | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | 16 | - | - | 5 |
General Information on Food Poisoning
The 16 cases of Cl. Welchii type A were identified in a portion of cooked
steak from a canteen meal.
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